Piracy, in the strictest interpretation of the term, would definitely qualify as violence, but are we pirates? Oh no, we don't hijack ships? So we are not the kind you think? We are people who don't mind paying for self respect, but only request is this: make books accessible. If that is not legitimate and probably civil way of asking for one's right, then I don't quite understand what exactly you mean. If someone is going to understand my needs only if he/she realises that someone is scanning books, let them understand the requirements of people who are ready to pay and then act accordingly.
Comparison with Maoists and Naxalites who believe in blowing their way into the corridors of power, is not appropriate in this case I think. Subramani -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. nisha singh Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 12:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] New Book: Shadows Across the Playing Field dear Akhilesh, do you think that what maoist and naxalites are doing is good? i know and have seen the plight of the people crushed like anything for centuries but this do not give anybody licence to kill. there are genuine ways always available, by circulating books this way you are hampering the earnings of any writer who would have written his/her book burning thousands of hours and would have done research on whole lot of topics. in a society where blind persons want equality and better treatment, do not do such things to make yourselves a a potential threat to otheres. the act is of persons of weak characters. demand for the e books, and if you have the bucks purchase it. we live in a civil society. akhilesh and prashant do write some book in your future, do all the labour and give it to pirates. sounds good?? stand against piracy. nisha On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:53 PM, akhilesh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks allot sir!!! > The book is very nice but the comment that you've written on publisher > and writer is extremely good!!! > This is not the piracy, and we have the right to read. > This is the time when we must force our government to amend the > copyright act 1957!!! > Anyway, bookbole is a website designed for print disable people, and > if somebody is helping a large community to read something from which > they have denied for centuries, there is nothing wrong in it. > Sir you have got the award from president of the country for helping > one of the deprived community, and as far as I think, this is the > continuation of that same help. > Again I'd like to emphasise that book bole is a site solely made for > these sorts of purposes. > Thanks > Akhilesh. > > > > On 10/8/09, nisha singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear prashant, > > > > scanning the book and distributing it freely is totally against the law. > if > > you would had twittered doctor shashi tharoor, he would have given all > > his award winning books and his hundreds of articles also published in > the > > national and international newspapers and magazines. but now you are out > of > > his good book. getting an award from president of the country gives some > > responsibility on your shouder. without informing him how could you do > this. > > i dont think you ever asked roli publishers or Mr. Tharoor for soft copy > who > > are the publisher or copy right holder of this book. you should have > > demanded the ebook or purchased it. you have right to read but not of > > piracy. i believe you understand what i am saying to you. i can not force > > you but can request you and others to not to distribute it this way. > Tharoor > > is one of the easily accessible minister in delhi. try and find one such > > agency who would distribute the soft copy only to the blind community. > > > > nisha > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Prashant Verma <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Dear all, > >> This latest book is available on www.bookbole.com. > >> You will recall that it has been written by Shashi Tharur and Shaharyar > >> Khan and was published recently. It discusses Indo-Pak cricketing > >> relations. > >> You can search for this book by title or else look for "Shadows Across > the > >> Playing Field" in the recently uploaded books. > >> Sorry authors and Mr. publisher you see > >> we have a right to read > >> all published material > >> at the same time > >> at no extra cost > >> and in a format accessible to us. > >> > >> I purchased this book online but alas! only hard copies were available. > >> > >> Prashant > >> > >> > >> To unsubscribe send a message to > >> [email protected] the subject unsubscribe. > >> > >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > >> please visit the list home page at > >> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > >> > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] > > the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > > visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > > > > > -- > === > Visit my blog at: > freestuff4indians.blogspot.com > Skype ID: > akhil.akhil29 > === > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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